Christianity is in no way a stoic faith. It fundamentally rejects the "stiff upper lip" school of thought.
Every hour you spend writing is an hour you don't spend worrying about your writing.
In fact, one could argue that the skill of the fiction writer boils down to the ability to exploit intensity.
Characters who are absolutely sure about what they do, who plunge ahead without fear, are not that interesting. We don’t go through life that way. In reality, we have doubts just like everyone else. Bringing your Lead’s doubts to the surface in your plot pulls the reader deeper into the story, and this is an excellent way to coax the reader to lose himself in the story world you’re about to create.
Status, worry and comparison are ways to madness, not victory.
My philosophy on writing books is that if you learn only one new thing, or even get a new take on something you already know, it's worth it.
The most important rule: Do not, I repeat, do not censor yourself in any way. Leave your editorial mind out of the loop. Just let the ideas come pouring out in any way, shape, or form they want to. Do not judge anything.
A thought Of that late death took all my heart for speech.
Marriage makes a man more vulnerable by doubling the expanse of sail exposed to the tempests of social life.
Europe to me is young people trying to appear middle-aged and middle-aged people trying to appear young.
Th' imperial ensign, which full high advanc'd Shone like a meteor, streaming to the wind.